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Omar Vizquel is the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop, [2] [3] having played 2,709 games at the position in his career. 19 players in major league history have played over 2,000 career games at shortstop, the second most of all positions behind only first basemen.
Larkin is fourth all-time in Silver Slugger wins among all positions, behind outfielder Barry Bonds, [5] catcher Mike Piazza [6] and third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who won his first seven awards at shortstop before a position change. [7] Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. won eight Silver Sluggers as a shortstop from 1983 to 1993. [8]
Brooks Robinson is the all-time leader in career putouts as a third baseman with 2,697; [30] [31] [32] he is the only third baseman with more than 2,500 career putouts. Nolan Arenaldo, the active leader in putouts as a third baseman and tied for 77th all-time. Jimmy Collins held the major league record for 65 years.
In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots. [1]
Tim Anderson, the active leader and is tied for 234th in fielding errors as a shortstop. Bill Dahlen, second all-time in errors as a shortstop, holds the National League record of 975. Donie Bush holds the American League record of 689 errors as a shortstop. Stats updated through the 2024 season.
Ozzie Smith has won 13 Gold Glove Awards at shortstop, tying him for the third-highest total among winners at all positions. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the ...
List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a third baseman leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a shortstop leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a left fielder leaders; List of Major League Baseball career fielding errors as a center fielder leaders; List of Major League ...
Through 2021, 21 players had appeared in over 2,000 games as first basemen, more than at any other position; [2] at least one of the 21 has been active in every major league season, except the last two years of World War II. Eddie Murray [3] [4] [5] is the all-time leader in career games as a first baseman, playing 2,413 games at the position. [6]